Compare · AGR vs VST
AGR vs VST
Side-by-side comparison of Avangrid Inc. (AGR) and Vistra Corp. (VST): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both AGR and VST operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- VST is the larger of the two at $49.53B, about 2.8x AGR ($17.78B).
- VST has hit the wire 15 times in the past 4 weeks while AGR has been quiet.
- VST has more recent analyst coverage (24 ratings vs 11 for AGR).
Avangrid Inc.
Avangrid, Inc. operates as an energy services holding company in the United States. It operates through two segments, Networks and Renewables. The company engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, as well as distribution, transportation, and sale of natural gas. It also develops, constructs, and operates renewable energy generation facilities primarily using onshore wind power, as well as solar, biomass, and thermal power. The company delivers natural gas and electricity to residential, commercial, and institutional customers through its regulated utilities in New York, Maine, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; and sells its output to investor-owned utilities, public utilities, and other credit-worthy entities. In addition, it generates and provides power and other services to federal and state agencies, as well as institutional retail and joint action agencies; and delivers thermal output to wholesale customers in the Western United States. Avangrid, Inc. owns eight electric and natural gas utilities, serving 3.3 million customers in New York and New England, as well as owns and operates 8.5 gigawatts of electricity capacity primarily through wind power in 22 states. The company was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Orange, Connecticut. Avangrid, Inc. is a subsidiary of Iberdrola, S.A.
Vistra Corp.
Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the electricity business in the United States. It operates through six segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. The company retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across 20 states in the United States and the District of Columbia. It is also involved in the electricity generation, wholesale energy sales and purchases, commodity risk management, fuel production, and fuel logistics management activities. The company serves approximately 4.5 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers. It has a generation capacity of approximately 38,700 megawatts with a portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Vistra Energy Corp. and changed its name to Vistra Corp. in July 2020. Vistra Corp. was founded in 1882 and is based in Irving, Texas.
Latest AGR
- Avangrid Named to TIME's America's Best Mid-Size Companies of 2025 List
- Avangrid Employees Volunteered Over 37,000 Hours in 2024, Exceeding Goal by nearly 50%
- Avangrid Subsidiary RG&E Completes $23 Million Investment in New Substation in Sodus
- Avangrid Energy Plants Power Over 1 Million Homes and Businesses During Coldest Winter Months
- Iberdrola and Avangrid Invited to the Inauguration of President Donald J. Trump
- Avangrid Companies in New York and Maine Honored with Dual Emergency Response Awards
- SEC Form 15-12G filed by Avangrid Inc.
- SEC Form EFFECT filed by Avangrid Inc.
- SEC Form EFFECT filed by Avangrid Inc.
- SEC Form EFFECT filed by Avangrid Inc.
Latest VST
- TXU Energy's Beat the Heat Program Returns to Help Texas Families Stay Cool and Safe This Summer
- SVP, Chief Accounting Officer Montemayor Margaret sold $736,000 worth of shares (4,600 units at $160.00), decreasing direct ownership by 32% to 9,760 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 144 filed by Vistra Corp.
- SVP, Chief Accounting Officer Montemayor Margaret sold $824,800 worth of shares (5,000 units at $164.96), decreasing direct ownership by 26% to 14,360 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 144 filed by Vistra Corp.
- Director Sult John R was granted 1,268 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 77,214 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Pitesa John William was granted 1,268 shares, increasing direct ownership by 27% to 5,898 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Helm Scott B was granted 2,008 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.79% to 257,200 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Barbas Paul M was granted 1,268 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 53,494 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Crutchfield Lisa was granted 1,268 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 34,618 units (SEC Form 4)